About the position
Zoro engineering is embarking on an exciting journey to build core engineering competencies that will enable us to make 100s of targeted releases daily, delighting our customers and giving them the best experience possible. Our engineering team is composed of a talented group of front-end, back-end, and full stack engineers. We’re looking for a Software Engineer II to join our team of gifted developers and begin your journey of unleashing your true potential. Constant improvements to our website are delivered by our product teams. You will be on a high performing agile team with approximately 4-6 software engineers as well as a dedicated tech lead, product owner, and architect. Ideally we are looking for engineers who are well rounded in building scalable applications but that doesn’t mean we won’t provide an environment that’ll help you grow. Your objective will be to build and support robust tools and applications that support our business. To be successful in this role you must be the kind of software engineer who can produce fast, space and memory efficient code. We have endless data being shipped around between applications, and we cannot afford to fall behind. We don’t care if you taught yourself, attended a boot camp, or have a Computer Science degree; we care that you know your stuff. This means you have superb software engineering fundamentals, produce thoughtfully designed code that is reliable and maintainable. All of that is meaningless without thorough testing, of course. We’re looking for engineers that are enthusiastic about learning new technologies and skills that will continue to make a difference as Zoro takes the next step forward.
Responsibilities
- Passion for product quality and attention to detail
- Comfort with ambiguity - We are always striving to make progress even with the unknowns in our space
- As you are developing, testing should be at the forefront of your mind.
- Developing iteratively during AGILE sprints
- Delivering products end-to-end: from ideation through planning and scoping to implementation and experimental A/B testing
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with team members, product managers and the XD team
- Mentor interns and junior software engineers.
- Participate in code and design reviews with peers and partners
- Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-paced and dynamic work environment
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, a related technical or scientific field, or equivalent experience
- 2 - 4 years experience as a software engineer
- Mastery of one programming language (preferably Python) and working knowledge of at least one other
- Understanding of multiple programming paradigms
- Good grasp of design patterns and anti-patterns
- Familiarity with continuous integration and build tools
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL and Redis
- Experience with a cloud framework preferably AWS or GCP
- Familiarity with foundational frameworks from languages and domains such as Django and Flask among others
- Understanding of Javascript and Typescript as well as Webpack and Docker
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
- 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
- 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
- Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
- Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.
